A collaborative team is attempting to combine electro-optical physics and a silicon MEMS structure to create a chip-size electron accelerator, in contrast to the mile-long versions in use today.

Printed lattices could provide fine-scale meshes for growing highly uniform cultures of cells with desired properties.

Senior Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with Cypress Semiconductor Product Marketing Engineer Doug Mitchell about advances in medical devices and FRAM.

The UNYQ Socket will give users a custom fit, more comfort, and built-sensors to monitor exercise and use.

Augmented reality lets people unfamiliar with complex robots make them do complex tasks.

The trend in automation toward smaller, multifunctional components marches on. One of the latest developments is pneumatic multifunctional flow-control valves in machines that produce infusion and blood bags. These valves shorten assembly time and...

Emerson Electric's dental manifold assemblies manage compressed air and other functions in a simplified fashion.

Virtual reality is changing the digital industry by creating immersive and interactive environments. As VR makes headway into the medical space, the question becomes: Are VR headsets a medical device or just an entertainment hardware?

Preliminary results from Apple’s joint Heart Study with Stanford University’s School of Medicine has yielded positive results in monitoring a patient’s heart rate in everyday activities.

Cost-effective printers that offer new features—and common materials with a 3D-printed twist—might be changing the way we see manufacturing this year.